The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-02-02
Ob.erver'. Observations.

The women say that little story ABOUT her
that was Miss frankie Folsom rs true.
Since the recent rain and thaw, cisterns
are all full and washer women a-e happy
We were considerably of our base last
week and not able TO pencil up snyth'ng
Asa party neighborhood, the Lee district
takes the cake, AZ II averages ABOUT turee /"
week
Miss Mary Burnett has been seriously Ill
for the past few days, but IL now reported
somewhat better.
Sheep feeders have commenced shipping
their stock To eastern markets and arc meet
inc with good sale.
bobby Graham has rented IA farm OF ALVIN
B.nueti. south west OF Decatur, ana VIII
move on IN March.
Mrs Mary f. Jones, the walkist aud agr-
culturalist. has fattened and killed her Jersey
hru. which il reported as having been very
ia; and Aeshy.
Comrada Martin Van Buren Morgan has
GOT To be thoroughbred travelling catarrh
,ralicating physician OF quite extensive and
successful practice
". w. Stanton and Ira johnson have
jo,ued teams. rented the old meat market on
Kalamazoo street, and have converted 1t into
brand new wagon shop.
When YOU come 20 itemizing. the Dowa-
giac TfisC, man takes the cake. He can
build the largest fire ont of the smallest
spark, OF any msn in the whole country.
Little John Gallgan was asked the other
day if he knew what a laundry was. "Why
ves,' SAYS John II have been in two of them
down AT Kalamazoo. 1t is the home of a
Chinaman.
Fred Hone. who has worked Barney
O'Delrs place for the past two or three years,
has rented the Long place, near the Lee
school house, which be will occupy IN March
That will make him neighbor to US, and we
are glad of It,
Mrs. Geo 4. King, spoken of as going to
Rome. New York, to be operated upon for
cancers. has had two very successfully
removed ard. ns soon as she regains her
strength. will have another one removed, the
last. No fears are entertained of any bad
results
:. :. wrote letter TO Miss III. +. and
addressed tito box thirteen, which is ours.
J. >. wanted to meet her at the M. l.. Church
tiiat night We gave the letter To the r. NJ
4 said he didn't know j. S. nor Miss IL. F.,
be- little more careful.
Hank Smith was down at School Section
I.,se the other day and captured seven large
pr,'.erel, one weighing III pounds, besides
a5agt 200 fine perch. What makes Hank so
successful is that he stands behind that big
i,sv window of his and the fish don't see him
uatil too late for escape.
'-he recent floods came very near drowning
90, all of Backville. Mayor Reed and Chief
~ Police Hoke said the water was the high
81 ever known III the history of the city.
G riftiu street aud Salisbury avenue, the high
ear parts of the city, were completely sab
irerged for two days and nights.
Gaiigan. the claim agent, has a red hot
Pepper for a clerk. Will that make claims
any more puugent:-Adrdncc. No, it will
40, affect the claims any, as Mr.. =. Is not
connected With that department. He is only
',arn-yard clerk. but he is red hot just
the same. and attends strictly TO business.
Did man Banks, an old colored man who
works for Mrs Jonathan Woodman, was
oi,au town the other day and staid all night.
When morning came. he was out eleven dol
hrH of his hard earnIngs-all he had.
riau who would take money from old Banks
in that way. would steal acorns from blind
doc.
the appointment OF Comrade McCabe as
puder sheriff gives universal satisfaction to
all property holders throughout the county.
Col Todd has our thanks and more too, for
tar good judgment he has shown III this
respect Van Auken did well but, really, be
wasn't built that way, bat more for wheat,
wool, apple and bean buyer, where he is a
grand success.
They were strangers to each other she
was fat and he was lean: they were sitting in
Il little group opposite each other, iii rather
close proximity, at IL little party up here.
They were introduced by mutual friend
and, as they arose, they came together
"kerbunt' and he went back in rather a
demoraliZed condition. but she was none the
worse for the collision.
Richard Underwood, who went ont west a
short time ago to see his ma, who is near
fo1r score and ten, hale and hearty, conclud-
cd. When he returned, to sell out and go
there, but has since changed his mind and
has only sold part of his place and, when
Uncle Sam gives him pension for his Mex
ican war service, will settle down with rs for
life, a happy and contented old veteran
Henry Hinckley. one of our leading farm
cFs, had a fine brood mare and likes a fine
horse and WAS looking with an eye of antic-
patton into the dark, deep secrets of the dim,
distant future, where he thought he could
SEQ her foal of 1887 getting under the wire
.:i5. But, alas his hopes are blasted; the
old mare is dead, passed TO The beautiful
beyond the other morning and now Hank
will hardly be coCnforted over his misfortune.
We can't see for our part why there is SO
much kicking over these little ERglish spar
rows. They are great on cabbsge worms,
other worms. and bugs of every description.
and we rather like them and are wintering a
iarge dock in our barn, which we feed every
day and. while doing SO, feel that we are
doiny good deed. The person who would
kiil one OF these little fellows Except in self
defense ought 10 and will get his just deserts
80 II.
We received a letter the other day from
comrade McKinstry. L. s. pension agent at
Detroit. with $40 inclosed, saying we could
lag 1t out in more dogs and. if not enough.